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-crine

/kɹiːn/

-crine suffix: used to form names of acridine derivatives.

Suffix

-crine

  1. Used to form names of acridine derivatives.

Origin of -crine

Contraction of acridine. Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō, “to separate”).

Questions about -crine

What does -crine mean?
-crine means used to form names of acridine derivatives.
What part of speech is -crine?
-crine is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -crine?
-crine is pronounced /kɹiːn/.

Words near -crine in the dictionary

  1. -crasy
  2. -crat
  3. -cratic
  4. -crats
  5. -crete
  6. -crine
  7. -cross
  8. -crypt
  9. -cryst
  10. -cule
  11. -culum

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